Thanks tammy I have read numerous stories that they can swallow but he said it's very unlikely and I said how do you no he said because I did the operation and his whole tongue was took x he just said it's very unlikely and said he won't try until after the radiation and everything has settled x they said it's dangerous that my dads been drinking because it will be going into his lungs and give him a chest infection x my dad has been drinking water for 2 weeks with no problems but if there telling us that we will have to stop xx he starts radiation tomorro xx